Total Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hornsey Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 135th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hornsey Crescent (DH5 0HH) in the last 12 months was 173.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% higher than the Hetton average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornsey Crescent (DH5 0HH), the main crime hotspot is near Lilywhite Terrace. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hornsey Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackcap Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackcap Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackcap Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackcap Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blindy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blindy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Gates Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Gates Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldfare Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilywhite Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilywhite Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caldew Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gelt Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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